1
: the protuberance of a mammary gland upon which in the female the lactiferous ducts open and from which milk is drawn
2
a
: an artificial teat through which a bottle-fed infant nurses
b
: a device with an orifice through which the discharge of a liquid can be regulated
3
a
: a protuberance resembling or suggesting the nipple of a breast
b
: a small projection through which oil or grease is injected into machinery
4
: a pipe coupling consisting of a short piece of threaded tubing
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Common signs and symptoms of breast cancer include a new lump or mass in the breast, breast or nipple pain, nipple retraction, nipple discharge, skin dimpling, swelling or redness around the breast as well as swollen lymph nodes under the arm.
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Omer Awan, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Created by and starring real-life spouses Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer, the series begins on something like the opposite of a meet-cute: brewery owner Gordon (Brammall) is distracted on his drive to work by a glimpse of the nipple of med student Ashley (Dyer), and runs over a stray dog.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2024
This nipple cream has multiple purposes (just ask Kylie Jenner, who uses it as lip balm).
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 4 Nov. 2024
For example: The scandalous photos taken on the beach of Catherine’s nipple and her crotch.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Omer Awan, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Created by and starring real-life spouses Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer, the series begins on something like the opposite of a meet-cute: brewery owner Gordon (Brammall) is distracted on his drive to work by a glimpse of the nipple of med student Ashley (Dyer), and runs over a stray dog.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2024
This nipple cream has multiple purposes (just ask Kylie Jenner, who uses it as lip balm).
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 4 Nov. 2024
For example: The scandalous photos taken on the beach of Catherine’s nipple and her crotch.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Nipple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nipple. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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nipple
noun
nip·ple
ˈnip-əl 
1
: the small protruding part of the gland that in females produces milk and from which a baby or young mammal sucks milk
2
: something resembling a nipple
especially
: the mouthpiece of a bottle from which an infant feeds
Medical Definition
nipple
noun
nip·ple
ˈnip-əl
1
: the protuberance of a mammary gland upon which in the female the lactiferous ducts open and from which milk is drawn
2
a
: an artificial teat through which a bottle-fed infant nurses
b
: a device with an orifice through which the discharge of a liquid can be regulated
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